Tipton News

Budget: State could reduce Porterville Sheltered Workshop funding. July 11, 2009 - 12:36 PM By JENNA CHANDLER THE PORTERVILLE RECORDER Directors at the Porterville Sheltered Workshop are playing the waiting game.

Two juveniles were wounded Thursday afternoon in a drive-by shooting in Tipton, the Tulare County Sheriff's Department said.

The community of Tipton would like to thank over 100 participants who came out bright and early Saturday, April 25, to celebrate Earth Day and volunteer for our annual town cleanup event.

A 33-year-old Tipton woman was defrauded by a pair of scam artists who took $3,080 from her.

A Porterville man suffered major injuries in a roll over, single-vehicle crash west of Tipton Friday afternoon.

A fiery crash involving two big rigs tied up traffic for more than an hour in Tulare County Wednesday evening.

We are proud to announce the engagement and soon arising wedding of Selenia Aguayo, daughter of Misael and Jenny Aguayo of Tulare, to Gregory Ryan Boyer, son of Greg and Annette Boyer of Tipton.

The 60th annual SPDES Portuguese Celebration in Tipton kicks off tonight, which leads up to big events the weekend of June 6-7. John X. Bettencourt was the Tipton celebration's first president in 1949 and his daughter, F. Nadine Bettencourt Borba, was the first queen.

Traffic on Highway 99 near Tipton is moving again after debris from a crash involving two semi-trucks and trailers, along with a resultant fire.

Bandits are invading Tulare today. But not to worry. The area's top active sprint-car driver might be their ringleader which would send tonight's crowd at Thunderbowl Raceway into a tizzy.

Gonzalez, Castro To Roseanna Gonzalez and Pete Castro of Visalia on April 22, a boy, 7 lbs., 14 oz.

Tulare's Portuguese-American high school students will present community awards during a ceremony this weekend, including a fourth induction into their society's hall of fame.

The Society of Portuguese-American Students will present its fourth annual SOPAS-Most Valuable Portuguese American Awards 6 p.m. Sunday at the Tulare Community Auditorium.

For Immediate release: Tipton Cleanup day is Saturday , April 25, 2009. To participate in these events is vastly rewarding.A My colleagues and I know this first hand as we have participated in the cleanup events for the past 5 years.

Have you heard the buzz? Attendees at the Tulare County Symphony's last concert of the season at 7:30 p.m. April 25 at the Visalia Fox will be invited to rank the guest conductors during intermission.

A Pixley man was arrested this weekend for allegedly trying to kill a Tipton man.

The Tulare County Board of Supervisors voted this morning to lay off 11 employees and eliminate another 11 vacant positilons.

Three people were hurt and two were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a fight broke out this weekend in Tipton.

Tulare court OKs $1.2m dairy work settlement A Tulare County judge has granted preliminary approval to a $1.2 million class-action settlement involving the Bosman Dairy and Meadowlake Dairy in Tipton, a lawyer for one of the plaintiffs announced late Friday.

Mary-Victoria Anne Costa, daughter of Jim and Linda Costa of Tulare, was married to Vincent James Avila, son of David and Naede Avila of Hanford, on November 8, 2008.